out1 /aʊt/ ●●● S1 W1 adverbadv → closeout1 from inside 从里面出来IN/INSIDE from inside an object, container, building, or place 〔从里面〕往外,向外,出来 OPP in She opened her suitcase and took out a pair of shoes. 她打开手提箱,拿出一双鞋。
Lock the door on your way out. 你出去时把门锁上。
Charlotte went to the window and looked out. 夏洛特走到窗前往外看。
Out you go (=used to order someone to leave a room)! 你给我出去!
out of The keys must have fallen out of my pocket. 钥匙一定是从我口袋里掉出去的。
Someone had torn several pages out of her diary. 有人从她的日记本上撕去了几页。
I don’t think I’d have the courage to jump out of a plane. 我想我是没有勇气从飞机里往外跳的。
All the roads out of the city were snowbound. 出城的所有道路都被大雪封住了。
out came/jumped etc The egg cracked open and out came a baby chick. 蛋壳裂开了,出来一只小鸡。
2 outside 外面OUT/OUTSIDE not inside a building 在室外 SYN outside Many of the homeless have been sleeping out for years. 许多无家可归者常年露宿街头。
Children were out playing in the snow. 孩子们在外面雪中玩耍。
Brrr, it’s cold out there. 呵,外面好冷啊。
► see thesaurus at outside 3 not at home 不在家HERE a) away from your home, office etc, especially for a short time 〔尤指短时间〕外出 OPP in Did anyone call while I was out? 我不在时有人来过电话吗?
My parents are both out at the moment. 这会儿我父母都出去了。
He went out at 11 o'clock. 他11点出去的。
b) DLOHOMEto or in a place that is not your home, in order to enjoy yourself 到外面,在外面〔享乐〕 You should get out and meet people. 你应该出去认识些人。
Let’s eat out tonight (=eat in a restaurant). 今晚我们出去吃吧。
At first he was too shy to ask her out. 起先他很害羞,不敢约她出去。
be/get out and about (=go to places where you can meet people) 到处去(交友) Most teenagers would rather be out and about with their friends. 大多数青少年都宁愿和朋友们出去玩。
4 FARdistant place 遥远的地方 a) in or to a place that is far away or difficult to get to 在[到]很远的地方去;在[去]很难到达的地方 He went out to New Zealand. 他远赴新西兰。
They’ve rented a farmhouse right out in the country. 他们在偏僻的乡下租了一间农舍。
b) used to say how far away something is …远的地方 The Astra Satellite is travelling some 23,000 miles out in space. 阿斯特拉卫星在2.3万英里以外的太空中运行。
out of a little village about five miles out of Birmingham 离伯明翰大约五英里远的一座小村庄
5 XXgiven to many people 分发给许多人 used to say that something is given to many people 〔分发〕出去 The examination will start when all the question papers have been handed out. 试卷全发完后考试就开始。
Have you sent out the invitations yet? 你把请柬发出去了吗?
6 get rid of STH 除去某物GET RID OF used to say that someone gets rid of something or makes it disappear 去除,除去 Have you thrown out yesterday’s paper? 你把昨天的报纸丢掉了吗?
Mother used washing soda to get the stains out. 妈妈用洗涤碱除去污迹。
7 STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGnot burning/shining 不燃烧/不发光 a fire or light that is out is no longer burning or shining 〔火或灯〕熄灭的,关掉的 Turn the lights out when you go to bed. 你上床前把灯关掉。
The firefighters arrived, and within minutes the fire was out. 消防员赶到,几分钟后火就被扑灭了。
8 sun/moon etc 太阳/月亮等 if the sun, moon, or stars are out, they have appeared in the sky 〔太阳、月亮或星星〕出来 When the sun came out, a rainbow formed in the sky. 太阳出来时,天空中出现了一道彩虹。
9 flowers 花 if the flowers on a plant are out, they have opened 开放 It’s still February and already the primroses are out. 才2月份,报春花就已经开放了。
10 COMPLETELYcompletely/carefully 彻底地/仔细地 used to say that something is done carefully or completely 仔细地;彻底地 I spent all morning cleaning out the kitchen cupboards. 我花了一个早上清理厨房里的橱柜。
In the summer months the soil dries out quickly. 夏天的时候土壤干得很快。
11 INCLUDEnot included 不包括在内 not included in a team, group, competition etc 不包括在内 The Welsh team was surprisingly knocked out in the semi-finals. 威尔士队出人意料地在半决赛中被淘汰。
out of Daniels will be out of the team until he recovers from his injury. 丹尼尔斯要到养好伤以后才能归队。
12 COME FROM/ORIGINATEcome from STH 来自某物 used to say where something comes from or is taken from 来自,源自out of A lot of good music came out of the hippy culture in the 1960s. 许多优秀音乐来源于20世纪60年代的嬉皮士文化。
The money is automatically taken out of your bank account every month. 这钱每月自动从你的银行账户里转出。
13 STICK OUTaway from the edge of STH 离开某物的边缘 away from the main part or edge of something 离开〔主体或边缘〕 I swam out into the middle of the lake. 我游到湖中央。
A long peninsula juts out into the sea. 一座长长的半岛伸入海中。
out of She stuck her head out of the window to see what was happening. 她把头探出窗外看看发生了什么事。
14 not working 不运转 especially American EnglishAmEBROKEN if a machine, piece of equipment etc is out, it is not working 〔机器、设备等〕出了毛病的,发生故障的 I don’t believe it – the elevator’s out again! 我简直无法相信,电梯又坏了!
→ be out of order at order1(8) 15 product 产品BBTAVAILABLE used to say that a product is available to be bought 上市,有售 Is the new Harry Potter book out yet? 新一部《哈利•波特》出版了吗?
Sony have brought out a new portable music system. 索尼公司推出了一款新式的便携式音响系统。
16 XXnot in a situation 不在某一状态 no longer in a particular state or situation 脱离〔某种状态〕out of She’s not completely cured, but at least she’s out of danger. 她尚未痊愈,但至少已经脱离了危险。
This whole situation is getting out of control. 整个形势正在失控。
How long have you been out of work now? 你现在已经失业多久了?
Karen waved until the car was out of sight (=too far away to be seen). 卡伦挥着手,直到汽车再也看不见了。
17 FREE/NOT IN PRISONhaving left an institution 离开某个机构 a) having left the institution where you were 离开〔某个机构〕out of a kid just out of college 一个刚刚大学毕业的年轻人
His wife isn’t out of hospital yet. 他的妻子还未出院。
b) no longer in prison 出狱 Once he was out, he returned to a life of crime. 他一出狱就再次走上了犯罪道路。
18 not fashionable 不时髦DCFASHIONABLE no longer fashionable 不再时髦 OPP in You can’t wear that – maxi skirts have been out for years. 你不能穿那个,长裙早就过时了。
19 not secret 不再保密SECRET no longer a secret 〔秘密〕公开地,暴露地,泄露地 Her secret was out. 她的秘密已经公开了。
The word’s out that Mel Gibson is in town. 有消息透露说梅尔•吉布森在城里。
Eventually the truth came out. 真相终于大白。
20 read/shout etc something out (loud) SAYto say something in a voice that is loud enough for others to hear (大声)念出/叫出等某物 Someone called out my name. 有人大声喊我的名字。
We all listened as he read the statement out loud. 他大声宣读声明的时候我们都听着。
read/shout etc something out (loud)• She brings her notes about it to the meeting and reads them out.• North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval, but it was all delightfully vague.• He shouts her out into the street for a harlot.• Laura listened attentively while Yoyo read the speech out loud, and in the end, her eyes were glistening too.• He read it out loud to his colleagues, quite sarcastically, expecting them to agree that it was ridiculous.• Everything I had read before turned out to be outdated.• He comes up to my room in the evenings so that I can read them out to him.• We can read the books children are reading, find out what happens in class, ask what the guidance counselor said. 21 unconscious 失去知觉UNCONSCIOUS not conscious 昏迷,失去知觉 She fainted – she was out for about ten minutes. 她晕倒了,昏迷了大约十分钟。
How hard did you hit him? He’s out cold. 你把他打得有多重?他完全昏迷了。
22 NOT HAVEnone left 一点不剩 used to say that there is none of something left because you have used it all, sold it all etc 一点不剩 The album was sold out within minutes. 这张专辑没几分钟就卖完了。
out of We’re out of milk. 我们没牛奶了。
They’ve run out of ideas. 他们想不出主意了。
23 before the day/year etc is out FINISH/COME TO AN ENDbefore the day, year etc has ended 在一天/一年等过去之前 Don’t cry, I’ll be back before the week’s out. 别哭,我不出一周就回来了。
before the day/year etc is out• He might supplant Jones before the year is out.• There will be many more surprises before the year is out.• Voice over Meanwhile up to 1,000 more break-ins are expected in Gloucestershire before the year is out. 24 not correct 不正确WRONG/INCORRECT if a measurement, result etc is out, it is wrong because the numbers have not been calculated correctly 错误的,不正确的 He was out in his calculations, so there was a lot of carpet left over. 他算错了,所以地毯还剩下很多。
The bill was out by over £10. 账单算错了十多英镑。
Their forecast was way out. 他们的预测完全不准。
→ not far off/out/wrong at far1(2) 25 be out for something/be out to do something informalINTEND to have a particular intention 试图得到某物/力图做某事 Andrew’s just out for a good time. 安德鲁很想痛快地玩一玩。
I was convinced he was out to cheat me. 我确信他想欺骗我。
26 PGnot in power 不当政 used to say that someone, especially a political party, no longer has power or authority 〔尤指政党〕在野,下台 OPP in It’s time we voted the Republicans out. 该是我们把共和党选下台的时候了。
out of The party has been out of office for a long time. 该政党已经在野很久了。
27 on strike 在罢工 British EnglishBrEBEL used to say that someone has stopped working as a way of protesting about something 罢工 The railway workers have come out in sympathy with the miners. 铁路工人也起来罢工支持矿工。
28. homosexual 同性恋的SYHOMOSEXUAL if a homosexual is out, they have told people that they are homosexual 公开承认自己是同性恋者 29 IMPOSSIBLEnot possible 不可能的 spoken if a particular suggestion or activity is out, it is not possible 〔建议或活动〕不可能,不行 We don’t have enough money to rent a car, so that’s out. 我们没有足够的钱租车,所以那样不行。
30 sea 海DN when the tide is out, the sea by the shore is at its lowest level 〔潮汐〕在最低水位;落[退]潮 OPP in You can walk across the sands when the tide is out. 退潮后你可以从沙滩上走过去。
31 sport 体育运动 a) DSa player or team that is out in a game such as cricket or baseball is no longer allowed to bat 〔板球或棒球比赛中选手或球队〕出局 Sussex were all out for 365. 萨塞克斯队得了365分后便全部出局了。
b) DSa ball that is out in a game such as tennis or basketball is not in the area of play 〔网球或篮球运动等的球〕出界 OPP in 32 out with it! SAY spoken used to tell someone to say something which they have been unwilling to say or have difficulty saying 说出来!〔要某人说出难以启齿的事〕 OK, out with it! What really happened? 好啦,说呀!到底出了什么事?
out with it!• OK, out with it! What really happened? 33 BECAUSEreason 原因 because of a particular feeling that you have 由于,因为out of They obeyed him out of fear rather than respect. 他们服从他是出于畏惧而不是尊敬。
Just out of curiosity, why did you take that job? 只是因为好奇问一问,你为什么接受那份工作?
34 CONSIST OF/BE MADE OFmade of STH 用某物做成 used to say what substance or materials a particular thing is made of 由…制成,用…做成out of a tombstone carved out of black marble 用黑色大理石雕刻成的墓碑
toy boats made out of old tin cans 用旧锡罐做的玩具小船
35 XXhow many of a group 一组中的多少 used to say how common something is, or how large a part of a group you are talking about …中的几个nine out of ten/three out of four etc Nine out of ten students pass the test first time. 这门考试十个学生中有九个第一次就通过了。
Apparently they’ve lost three games out of seven already. 看来他们已经输了七场比赛中的三场。
36 out of it informal a) DIFFERENTslightly unhappy because you feel different from the rest of a group of people and cannot share their fun, conversation etc 〔因为和周围的人格格不入而觉得〕不自在,不是滋味 I felt a bit out of it because I was the only one who couldn’t speak French. 我感到有点不自在,因为我是唯一不会说法语的人。
b) DFDDRUNKunable to think clearly because you are tired or drunk, or have taken drugs 〔因疲惫、酒醉或吸毒而〕神志不清,昏昏沉沉 You were really out of it last night. What were you drinking? 你昨晚脑子很不清醒。你喝了什么?
out of it• And made a, a jelly out of it.• And what do they get out of it?• Because you can talk yourself right out of it.• His teammates helped talk him out of it.• I couldn't get out of it.• I never could squeeze any of my own life either into it or out of it.• Some one gets a good idea, and no one wants to be left out of it.• The Spartans were out of it by halftime, with the Bulldogs ahead, 30-6. 37 out there a) in a place that could be anywhere except here 不知在什么地方 My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him. 我的生父就在某个地方,我打算哪天去找他。
b) where someone or something can be noticed by many people 在那里〔在大家都会注意到的地方〕 Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids. 杰里•刘易斯总是在那里为残疾孩子募捐。
c) informal an idea, work of art etc that is out there is so unusual that it might seem silly or extreme 〔想法、艺术作品等〕古怪的,出格的 He’s brilliant, but some of his ideas are really out there. 他很聪明,但有些想法真的很出格。
out there• However, beyond the big names there are some excellent specialists out there.• I was going to lock the up right out there.• It has taken her a long time to learn the plays, and she still looks uncomfortable out there.• Jerry Lewis is out there all the time raising money for disabled kids.• My real father is out there and one day I plan to find him.• I went out there and ran on their terms.• Puchur glove out there and thank Master Dureaux fer his guts.• All the land out there had been under water once.• The reason those phones are out there is to benefit people.• Sheila's ideas can be way out there sometimes.• It will continue to be out there, too. 38 out front especially American EnglishAmE a) in front of something, especially a building, where everyone can see you 前面〔人人都能看到的地方,尤指大楼前面〕 There’s a blue car out front. 前面有一辆蓝色的汽车。
b) taking a leading position 带头,承担领导责任 As a civil rights leader, he was always out front. 作为一位民权领袖,他一直承担着领导责任。
c) informal very honest and direct 坦诚的,直率的 Molly is very out front in talking about her mistakes. 莫莉讲到自己的错误时非常坦率。
out front• That the police chief was parked out front?• There was some kind of commotion out front.• I left the car out front and climbed the wide marble steps to the entrance hall.• I stayed out front hoping to get another look at the girl if she came out.• Her flowers out front may have changed but little else has, it would appear.• But then that funny copper, Malpass, had known I'd been out front on Sunday.• Should they stop because the people out front were drowning everything coming from the stage?
→ out of your mind at mind1(24), → out of the blue at blue2(4), → out of luck at luck1(10), → out of this world at world1(15), → be out of the question at question1(9), → out front at front1(8), → out back at back2(2), → out of sorts at sort1(10)